Domino Theory
Studio album using 3 live recordings by Weather Report
Released	April 1984
Recorded	1983
Venue	Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka
Studio	The Music Room (Pasadena) Sound Castle (Los Angeles)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	47:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Omar Hakim
Weather Report chronology
Procession (1983) Domino Theory (1984) Sportin' Life (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Domino Theory is the twelfth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report, released in April 1984. It is the second studio album to feature the Hakim-Bailey-Rossy rhythm section. In actuality, three tracks are using live recorded source.

The title of the album is a reference towards the American geopolitical theory of the same name which gained popularity between the 1950s and 1980s.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.

1. "Can It Be Done" (Wilson Tee) – 4:02
2. "D Flat Waltz" – 11:10
3. "The Peasant" – 8:16
4. "Predator" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:21
5. "Blue Sound - Note 3" – 6:52
6. "Swamp Cabbage" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:22
7. "Domino Theory" – 6:09

Personnel

Weather Report

• Josef 'Joe' Erich Zawinul - keyboards and synthesizers
• Wayne Shorter - saxophones
• Omar Hakim - drums
• Victor Bailey - bass
• José Rossy - percussion
• Carl Anderson - vocals (track 1)

Production

• Bernie Fromm - engineer
• Mitch Gibson - engineer
• Tom Suzuki - engineer
• Larry Ferguson - assistant engineer
• Tony Lane - cover design
• Nancy Donald - cover design